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Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Secretary released Manuals and a Newsletter of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre  of the Cyber and Information Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs
The Union Home Secretary released three Manuals and a Newsletter of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre  under the Cyber and Information Security Division  of the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi today.
The manuals and the newsletter released were:-
- Cyber Hygiene for Cyber Space - Dos and Don’ts – Basic Manual
- Cyber Hygiene for Cyber Space - Dos and Don’ts – Advanced Manual
- Quarterly Newsletter – CyberPravah
The manuals are part of a focussed awareness campaign for prevention of cyber crimes and to inculcate cyber hygiene in rural areas, industrial bodies, and the general public. The Quarterly Newsletter – “CyberPravah”, covers introduction to I4C, various activities of I4C in two quarters , cyber crime trends/patterns, statistics, facilities created by I4C, platforms for reporting and addressing cyber crimes to make all the stakeholders aware and to provide assistance in the area of cyber crime prevention, detection and investigation. It also aims to create awareness about recent developments in the field of cyber crimes and cyber crime terminology.
The I4C was set up under the CIS Division in 2018, as an Agency for coordinating at the Central level and to support States/UTs by providing a common framework in their fight against cybercrimes.
I4C is spreading mass awareness through various social media handles in the name of ‘CyberDost’ by providing cyber safety tips at frequent intervals for the public.
Ministry of Defence
INS SUMEDHA VISITS PORT KLANG
As part of the Indian Navy's long-range operational deployment, INS Sumedha deployed to South East Asia, visited Port Klang, Malaysia on 27 August 2022. The ship is on her return passage from Perth, Australia where she participated in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
INS Sumedha's visit to Port Klang is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, enhancing maritime cooperation and interoperability between Indian Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy . Both navies have been collaborating on various fronts and are playing a critical role in ensuring Maritime Security and Safety of global commons. The bilateral engagements between both navies are on an upswing with the participation of KD Lekiu in MILAN 2022 at Visakhapatnam followed by the conduct of the IN-RMN bilateral maritime exercise Samudra Lakshmana at Kota Kinabalu in May 2022.
During the port call at Port Klang, the crew of INS Sumedha would engage in professional interactions, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges , cross deck visits and sports fixtures with personnel from the Royal Malaysian Navy. The ship will also be open for the visit of school children. INS Sumedha is also scheduled to participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise  with RMN Ships.
INS Sumedha is an indigenously built Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel deployed for multiple roles independently and in support of Fleet Operations. She is part of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam and functions under the operational command of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
Ministry of Education
Union Education Minister makes several announcements on JEE  Examination-2021
JEE  Examination- 2021 to be conducted in four sessions 
The first session of JEE  2021 to be held from February 23rd - 26th, 2021
JEE  Examination-2021 to be conducted in 13 languages
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today made several announcements on JEE  Examination-2021. He announced that JEE  Examination- 2021 will be conducted in four sessions in the month of February, March, April and May 2021. The first session of JEE  2021 will be held from February 23rd - 26th, 2021. He also announced that drawing from the National Education Policy , for the first time ever JEE  Examination-2021 will be conducted in 13 languages- Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu , Hindi, English and Gujarati.
The Minister informed that a candidate need not appear in all the four Sessions. However, if candidate appears in more than one Session then his/her best of the 2021 NTA Scores will be considered for preparation of Merit List/ Ranking. He also announced that Question paper will contain 90 questions, in which the candidate will have to attempt a total of 75 questions.
Enumerating the benefits to students due to this decision, the Minister said that conducting JEE  Examination-2021 in four sessions will give multiple opportunities to the candidates to improve their scores in the examination if they are not able to give their best in one attempt. He further said that in case a candidate has Board Examination in a particular month, or is unable to appear due to COVID-19, the candidate can choose a different month to take the JEE -2021.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves Productivity Linked Bonus for Railway Employees
Productivity Linked Bonus  equivalent to 78 days’ wages for the financial year 2017-18 for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees
About 11.91 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees are likely to benefit from the decision
Payment of 78 days’ PLB to railway employees has been estimated to be Rs. 2044.31 crore
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus  equivalent to 78 days’ wages for the financial year 2017-18 for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees . The financial implication of payment of 78 days’ PLB to railway employees has been estimated to be Rs.2044.31 crore. The wage calculation ceiling prescribed for payment of PLB to the eligible non-gazetted railway employees is Rs.7000/- p.m. The maximum amount payable per eligible railway employee is Rs.17,951 for 78 days. About 11.91 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees are likely to benefit from the decision.
The Productivity Linked Bonus on Railway covers all non-gazetted railway employees  who are spread over the entire country. Payment of PLB to eligible railway employees is made each year before the Dusshera/ Puja holidays. The decision of the Cabinet shall be implemented before the holidays for this year as well. For the year 2017-18 PLB equivalent to 78 days’ wages will be paid which is expected to motivate the employees for working towards improving the performance of the Railways.
Background:
Railways were the first departmental undertaking of the Government of India wherein the concept of PLB was introduced in the year 1979-80. The main consideration at that time was the important role of the Railways as an infrastructural support in the performance of the economy as a whole. In the overall context of Railway working, it was considered desirable to introduce the concept of PLB as against the concept of Bonus on the lines of ‘The Payment of Bonus Act - 1965’.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
11 more State DD Channels brought on the Satellite footprint of India through DD Free Dish
In a decision bound to further the outreach and accessibility of Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati has brought 11 more State DD Channels, including five channels of North-Eastern States, on the Satellite footprint of India through DD Free Dish.
It is for the first time that the States of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Uttarakhand have got their own DD Channel on a Satellite Network through DD Free Dish.
These State channels represent the regional aspirations of the local population. Providing a satellite network for these channels through DD Free Dish will not only increase visibility of these channels in the Regions, but also give them an All-India presence.
The increased accessibility to regional broadcast will help promote regional culture and give opportunities to local talent as well.
Special Service and Features
Goa State Formation Day Celebrated in Maharashtra Raj Bhavan
Mumbai, 30 May 2023
Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais presided over the 'Goa State Foundation Day' at Maharashtra Raj Bhavan in Mumbai today .
The Goa State Formation Day was celebrated as part of the 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' initiative of Government of India.
The Governor felicitated eminent personalities originally from Goa including social worker Dr Armida Fernandez, vocalist Ajit Kadkade, Devki Pandit, playback singer Sudesh Bhosle, Ashank Desai, Deepa Suhas Awchat, Suman Ramesh Tulsiani and President of 'Aami Goenkar' Mohan Sanjhgiri.
A cultural programme comprising song and dance of Goa was presented by 'Aami Goenkar' on the occasion. Dr Ghanashyam Borkar presented the poems of 'Bakibab' B.B. Borkar, while Shakuntala Barne presented popular folk songs.| PIB Mumbai | SC/ DR
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Prime Minister's Office
PM presents National Bravery Awards
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today presented the National Bravery Awards to 25 children.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Launches Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation 
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation  through an online webinar. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries were also present at the event.
The NIIO puts in place dedicated structures for the end users to interact with academia and industry towards fostering innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence in keeping with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The NIIO is a three-tiered organisation. Naval Technology Acceleration Council  will bring together the twin aspects of innovation and indigenisation and provide apex level directives. A working group under the N-TAC will implement the projects. A Technology Development Acceleration Cell  has also been created for induction of emerging disruptive technology in an accelerated time frame.
The Draft Defence Acquisition Policy 2020  envisages Service Headquarters establishing an Innovation & Indigenisation Organisation within existing resources. Indian Navy already has a functional Directorate of Indigenisation  and the new structures created will build upon the ongoing indigenisation initiatives, as well as focus on innovation.
During the launch event, the Indian Navy signed Memorandums Of Understanding  with:-
- Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority ;
- Raksha Shakti University , Gujarat;
- Maker Village, Kochi; and
- Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers .
An online discussion forum for engaging domestic industry and academic institutes has been created in partnership with RSU and was launched during the webinar.
A compendium of Indian Navy’s Indigenisation perspective plans titled ‘SWAVLAMBAN’ was also released on the occasion.
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President's Secretariat
Vice President of the cooperative Republic of Guyana calls on the President
Hon. Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, the Vice President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Welcoming Dr Jagdeo to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President said that India attaches very high importance to its relations with Guyana. Guyana has been a homeland to Indian brothers and sisters for the last 180 years. Even though India and Guyana are separated geographically by a large distance, both have many aspects in common, such as a colonial past, predominantly agricultural and rural based economies, and multicultural societies.
The President noted that trade between India and Guyana is on an upward trajectory. In 2021-22, despite the pandemic the bilateral trade witnessed a growth of over 300 percent. She stressed on the need to further diversify the bilateral trade.
The President said that development partnership is a major pillar of India-Guyana relations. She was happy to note that more than 640 Guyanese Government officials have been trained under our ITEC programme so far. She expressed confidence that his visit would further deepen historical bonds of friendship between India and Guyana.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
National Girl Child Day: Films Division celebrates with special screenings today
Six Films on Girl Child's rights, health and education being screened
Mumbai, 24th January 2022
The National Girl Child Day is celebrated on 24th January every year, across the country, to generate awareness about valuing the girl child and recognizing her rights. Films Division will join hands in the celebrations by organizing an online film festival, underscoring the importance of girl child’s rights, health and education, today 24th January 2022.
Six short films will be screened on https://filmsdivision.org/ under “Documentary of the Week” section and also on FD's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/FilmsDivision.
The festival is organized as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebration by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
The films being screened include :
Chimukali – Save the girl child  - this film has an emotional appeal to save the girl child. As girls are looked upon as a symbol of love and care, the girl child in this film makes a humble, poetic request to let her live and make a difference in this world. The film shows positivity, hope and acceptance of girl child.
Education Only Her Future  - this musical short film is a story of a poor potter’s daughter. When she was born, her father took it for granted that his girl will do all the house-hold work, but later he realizes the urge in his daughter to study and decides to educate her.
Pratibha  -a documentary set on rural India's background denotes the importance of a girl child in our society. It also gives a hard-hitting message that with equal opportunities, girls can touch any height.
Kuldeepak  - the film depicts the importance of empowering girl child and also underlines the accomplishments of her dreams.
My Fairy - My Strength  - through a story of a little girl Bulbul, this film sends a message across that it is through self-help and perseverance that anything can be achieved. Bulbul, a school girl, paves the way to meeting the challenge and fulfilling her dream.
Roshni  – an animation film on inculcating good values in life. Priya, a protagonist in this film, develops a habit of looking good in every odd situation. By virtue of her habit, Priya manages to change the attitude of everyone around her.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
Paddy Procurement shows increase of 22.41 % over last year
About 44.32 Lakh Farmers have benefitted from KMS Procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 73781.36 Crore
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pardesh, Maharashtra and Bihar with purchase of over 390.79 LMTs of paddy up to 15.12.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 319.23 LMT showing an increase of 22.41 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 390.79 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 LMT which is 51.88% of total procurement.
About 44.32 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 73781.36 Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 48.11 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme. Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto15.12.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 172132.00 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs.924.06 Crores benefitting 96028 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto15.12.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. Till 15.12.2020 a quantity of 5179479 cotton bales valuing Rs. 14894.29 Crore has been procured benefitting 1001236 farmers.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Judicial Intervention in New Agricultural Laws
The New Farm laws viz, “The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce  Act, 2020”, “The Farmers  Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020”, are intended to protect the interest of farmers including that of small and marginal farmers through a simple, accessible, quick and cost effective dispute resolution mechanism prescribed at local Sub-divisional level for which deterring penal provisions have also been made against traders for any contravention of the Act by them. As such, it enables the farmers to get their disputes resolved through Conciliation Board represented by their nominee in 30 days from the date of constitution of Board, failing which they can approach concerned Sub-Divisional Authority  with provision of appeal to Collector or the Additional Collector. The executive officers at Sub Divisional level and District Collectors perform the functions relating to land revenue including maintaining land records and resolving the disputes relating to crops and land. Thus, they have field experiences relating to agriculture & land disputes as well as judicial. In view of the above, they are well equipped to adjudicate on all legal and contractual disputes emanating from these Farm Legislations.
The objective of the Government’s price policy is to ensure remunerative prices to farmers by offering to procure their produce at Minimum Support Price . MSP policy has nothing to do with Farm Acts. However, farmers are free to sell their produce to the Government procurement agencies at MSP or Agricultural Produce Market Committee  markets or through contract farming or in the open market whichever is advantageous to them.
The New Farm laws aim at facilitating direct buying from farmers in trade area by traders, processors, exporters, Farmer Producer Organizations , agriculture co-operative Societies etc., so as to facilitate farmers with better price realization due to reduction in supply chain and marketing cost to enhance their income.
Further, “The Farmers  Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020”, stipulates that the produce must be purchased at a price provided for in the farming agreement. The price may be linked to market price and in such case; a minimum guaranteed price be specified. Similarly, the method of determining payment above the minimum guaranteed price and a clear price reference must be provided in the agreement.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves merger by absorption of Covidshield Technologies into Biocon Biologics in consideration for acquisition of approximately 15% equity shareholding of Biocon Biologics by Serum Institute Life Sciences
The Competition Commission of India  approves merger by absorption of Covidshield Technologies into Biocon Biologics in consideration for acquisition of approximately 15% equity shareholding of Biocon Biologics by Serum Institute Life Sciences
The Proposed Combination involves merger by absorption of Covidshield Technologies Private Limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Serum Institute Life Sciences Private Limited  into the Biocon Biologics Limited  pursuant to a scheme of merger in consideration of which the Acquirer will acquire approximately 15% equity shareholding on a fully diluted basis in the Target.
The Acquirer is a subsidiary of Serum Institute of India Private Limited and was established as a company for further development and commercialization of vaccines and therapies against COVID-19. It also had plans to further develop vaccines against other infectious diseases. At present, the Acquirer is in the process of setting up its own manufacturing facility.
CTPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Acquirer, which shall be merged into the Target pursuant to the Proposed Transaction. It was incorporated to undertake the business of marketing, selling and distributing vaccines, drugs and other pharmaceutical products.
The Target is a subsidiary of Biocon Limited, and it offers treatment for chronic and acute diseases such as diabetes, oncology, nephrology, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. The Target also has research and development centres in Bengaluru and Chennai. It has manufacturing facilities in Bengaluru and Malaysia for monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins and insulins.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
AYUSH
IMPCL Ltd registers an impressive threefold increase in its profits of Rs. 45.41 Crore for FY21-22
Company pays a dividend of Rs. 9.93 crores to Ministry of Ayush
Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation , a central public sector enterprise , under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, has announced to pay a dividend of Rs 10.13 Crores to its stakeholders - Ministry of Ayush and Government of Uttarakhand. The dividend cheque of Rs 9.93 Crores for Ministry of Ayush was handed over to Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a ceremony held at Transport Bhawan, today.
On this occasion, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal said, “IMPCL Ltd. has registered an impressive increase in its profits in comparison to the last Financial Year 2020-21, which is commendable achievement. Under visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Ayush sector is witnessing all round growth not only in India but globally.”
The dividend cheque handover ceremony was attended by MoS for Ayush Shri Majapara Mahendrabhai; Special Secretary, Ministry of Ayush Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak; Director Yoga and Naturopathy cell, Ministry of Ayush Shri Vikram Singh; Advisor Ayurveda, Dr. Mukesh Kumar MD, IMPCL Ltd.; Shri Arvind Kumar Aggarwal, AGM , IMPCL Ltd. and others.
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, MD, IMPCL Ltd said, “In the operational front the company has achieved an enhancement of 47% in capacity utilization over its previous year. An all-around enhancement in performance in terms of turnover, profit and capacity utilization over previous years has brought focus on the future prospects of the company.”
IMPCL Ltd. has been conferred Mini Ratna Category II status by the Government of India and also got ISO 9001:2015 Certification. The Company is presently manufacturing 656 Classical Avurvedic, 332 Unani and 71 Proprietary Avurvedic Medicines for the various diseases spectrum. It supplies Ayurveda and Unani medicines to all the States under National Ayush Mission  and 6000 centres of Jan Aushadhi Kendras.